Filing appliance.



P. A. MQGASKEY. FILING APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3, 1907.

Patented Dec. 6,1910.

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ATTORNEY.

P. McGASKEY. FILING APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3, 1007.

Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

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P. A. MUGASKEY.

FILING-APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION 11.21) 90. a, 1907.

.- Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

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PERRY A. MecAsKnx'oF ALLIANCE, orno, .assrenon TO. THE ,MecAs nY nnels'rnn COMPANY, 01 ALLIANCE, "OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

FILING arrnrancn.

i To all whom it may concern:

"Be -it knownthat I, PERRY McCAsKnr,

1 a citizen of the United States, residing at Alliance, in-the county of Stark and'State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Filing. Appliances;

and I' dodeclare the-following to be a full,

clear, ande'x act description of the invention,

' ireference being had to theaccompanying dra'wings,-a:nd 'tothe letters and figures of reference marked-Ithere'om: which form a part' of this specificatio .otherfeaturesof construction of the reg- This invention relates 'to registers or cabinets in which duplicate sales bills are filed "'15 in systematic order by merchants for keep-' ing credit accounts, the invention having reference. particularly t'obill holding leaves and the means wherebythey are mounted in ,the'cabinets or casesof the registers, the invention having reference also to various istersj j Objects of the invention are to provide ,improved groups of bill holding leaves adapted especially to be folded into compact form for storage in fire-proof safes or-vaults when not in use,'and to rovide improved means for mounting the eaves so as to be easily manipulated, further objects being to im rove the cases for the leaves. a

i he invention consists in a credit account register comprising a case provided with ad- 'ustable devices for holding a set of bill olding leaves that are hinged together, and means for connecting the'foremost and rearmost leaves to the holding devices, the invention consisting further in improved means for moving the rearmost leaves forward when the foremost leaves are moved forward. And the mvention consists further 1n the novel parts and comblnations and arrangements of parts as hereinafter particularly described and defined in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1 is a Qperspective view of the improved register closed' -sojthat the accounts therein may not. be seen Fig. 2, a fragmentary side elevation partially broken away to expose interior parts thereof; Fig. 3,-a central vertical sectional view of the register; Fig 4, a fragmentary horizontal. sectional View of the register without the bill holding leaves ap- T roximatelly as a s de e e on the line A A in Fig. 2; Fig. vation of the register partial y the'register; Fig. 15,

broken away to show internal parts thereof; Flg. 6, afront perspective view of the improved -bill "holding leaves detached from the follower comprising a part of the holding devices for the leaves; Fig. 12, and Fig.

13, detailviews of the cushion for the bill holding leaves; Fig. 14, a perspective view of the circuit breaker for the electric light of a perspective view of the index table; Fig. 16, a fragmentary sectional viewof the drawer of Fi 17, a perspective view of an improved drawer; and,Fig. 18, a fragmentary rear elevation of .the leaf carrier.

Similar reference characters in the various figures of the draw ngs designate similar elements or features of construction.

A practical embodiment of the improved register comprises a case having a desk-like part 1, having a bottom 1, and an upright part comprising two sides 2 and'2 and a back 3 upon which is a top 4. A cross bar 5 i: suitably secured in the front portion of the case approximately at the junction of the sides 2 and 2 with the top of the desklike part, and a pair ofpivots 6 and'Gar'e mounted on the cross bar.

A frame 7 is Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

the register ad ustable card holder for the register secured on the top of the desk-like part and" g has a glass panel 7 forming a cover for the desk-like part. A carrier 8 is provided with a pair of arms 9 and 9 which are connected to the pivots 6 and 6 respectively, the car rier being in the form of a rectangular plate and normally extending vertically down at the rear of and against the cross bar 5, but adapted to swing forwardand down onto the top of the frame 7 for supporting and carrying the group of leaves, the lower rear portion of the carrier being provided with a pair of hooks 10 and 10, the upper portion of the carrier being provided with a button 11. having a handle '11. A'roll top 12 is mounted movably in the upper portion of the case in suitable grooves 12 in the sides of the case, the roll top being adapted to close against the top of t e carrier 8, the

latter when upright forming a front closure in connection with the roll top.

Thesides 2, and 2 are provided on the. interior thereof with a pair of slotted gu1des ton 11,-so';Ltl 1at 13' and 13 which curve upwardly and forwardly sides; A leaf follower 14, comprising apart of the carrying devices for the leaves,is

somewhat like the carrier 8 inform but is somewhat taller and is provided at 'the forward lower portions thereof with azpair of hooks 15 and 15 and at the top with a button 16, the twoogposite sides of the follower bein provide with a pins 17 an 17' which entert e slots: of the guides 13 and 13 for guiding the upper portion of the followen- 7 By this construction,

therear. leaf of the series ofleaves is guided during its up and down movements: .j When all of the leaves forward of the rear leaf are reclined, as shown in Fig. 5, the pins 17',

17 engage the end walls of the slots 13,13- and thus prevent the reclining of that leaf;- On the forward side, of" the upper portion of the followerare suitable index characters 18,such" as thenumeral 10, and 18', at which numerals 20? and are shown,

. and other indexing arranged'at different v lower' and the leaves comprises a hollow I laces as guides for selecting the various 30 the leaves-are out of thecase the follower 14 normally stands u right somewhat (11 3 tant fromthe rear 0 thecarr'ier'S, and it.

eaves when access thereto is desired; When is provided with a spring 19 that is -connected by a fiexiblecord 20 which is secured tothe bottom '1. 'A-cushion for the folcylinder, 21 that is mounte onthebottom ing preferably a spring 2 the cylinder lunger has and .13, so that whenthe plunger isfpushed upward by, the spring 23, the valvewill.

open, and whenpushe down suddenly the valve will close, but air will be permitted to pass from the bottom of the cylinder around the plun er to a; limited extent while the plunger. escends. -It will-be obvious 'how- 3" The bill ranged in agroupwhich" normally is rec ever, that various forms of pneuinatic .cushions or; spring cushions 'mayi: be employed,

The upper endof the."plungerf22jis pro vided with a'stop pin 24 to on age the top .of-the cy1inder j21' when the p unger is lepressed. r v,

holding leaves or frames are ar- .tangularso .as to y occupyi thelminimum its , amount of 'spacegA lower 7 frontportion of the foremost leaf 25 hasapair of catch from the middle portions of the airof guide the reafiiiost, 0

wa that 2 tetag-a e 'by the. hooks 10. and 1 also is provided .at the upper r pe 11 ad mziy be' secured to aclamps 28 arran ed thereof-for holding ill the leaf 25 and has hinged" thereto, there terl'eofwith a catch' ga ed by the but d v lheforemostfleaf ill oldingjleaf 29 is con sire hinged pneito another. in like manner,

(1 3Y1l;.having also bill t frontand; rear eaf clamps" szanilf at be -nected to-thef leaf-"31 by hinges 35, .andjis v provided on "the? forward side. thereof with I bill clamps 36 'havingflplate's' 37] thereon which have index char'actersB'S, all of the clamps on the -various leaves being indexed in a similar.' manner.' -By. connectingthe leaves together at their lower ends, it will be understood that', when oneogmore of them i are reclined, the loweredges of 1 all the re maining leaves 'are'zmoved forwardly. The

lower rear arts: of therearmost leaf 34- are provide with catch plates-39 and 39'- adapted tobe engagedhy the hooks 15 and is provided with acatch plate 40 adapted v to e engaged by'the button 16,-so that the rearmostleaf may. be secured detachablyjf 1 When the leaves are 1 5: 00

15 of thefollower, and the: upper portion to, the follower. right the'rearmost leaf preferably engagesthet'op of .-theplunger 22;;Theofthe foremost leaf- 25 has a. recess '41}? forward of the-index characters 18, so'thajt' it will indi cats which ,leaf isito be drawn forward to find an account yfiledl under such index char acters,and the next leaf 29' has a recess 42 Normall :thelfollower' 14- extends somewhat 1hi gher t an the rearmost-"leaf 34, and a fac- 1 mg board 43iextends across the case between the sides 2 and 2: slightly at the. rearof the top of the followe'n An electric 1 mp 44 s top 4- of the-case,so as to reflect light down forward; of the index' characters 18 to facili;

tate the findmgof the indexed accounts mounted upon the I 9 upon the bill holding leavesand desk-like 4 partofthe case, the lam having circuit wires 45 and 46 provide pillar 48 supporting an elastic bar 49 which v. normally makes Fcontact with afpost 50'to which ancircuit wire 513's connected,;there being a rod 52 connected to the-bar 49*to'be' the lower portion of the carrier 8, so that with a circuit J breaker comprisingja-ha'se 47' on'which is av when the carrier. isiu ri ht in normal posi tionfithecontact.will? roken between the bar49.1and at pest 50, the rod; 52 being rej ,{1 i leasedfwhen the carrier and the leaves are.

moved forward, so as to permit of-closing,

" ing the terminals together the members 61 the circuit to obtain advanta e of the elec 51 are to be" trio-light. The wires 46 and connected to asuitable source of electric energy. .A gong 54 is suitably mounted in the case and is provided with a trip hammer 55 which may be tripped to strike the gong by the finger 53 when the carrier Sbegins to move forward on its pivots.

The forward or desk-like part of the case has a drawer 56 therein in which 'aresuitablepartitions 57 and 57, and suitable followers are provided in the spaces in the drawer for holding index cards close together or. withbill slips between themwhich may be removed from the bill holding leaves when any of the accounts become too large to be held by the bill clamps; Twolform's of followers are illustrated, in one of which a rod 58 isarranged near the bottom of the drawer. A follower 59 is suitably guided' and has-"a clutch plate 59 attached thereto, so as-to embrace and clutch the rod-when adjusted, the follower moving freely 011 suitable guides when vertical-and being fixed when 'in an inclined-position. Inanother type, the follower comprises: a bar GOV-formed of wire and having members 61 and .61" adapted to frictionally engage the" partitions, the "members having terminals 62 and 62- for handling the follower, and by drawand' 61?. may be drawn away from their contact with the partitions, so that the follower may be readily readjusted. f A sliding leaf '63 1s mounted upon the top of the drawer 56 and may be drawn forward independently or withthe drawer, and maybe used for various purposes, particularly as a holder for a delinquentsheet or-other memoranda.

An index sheet holder 64is formed as arec tangular plate and is mounted slidingly under the glass plate 7'-, th'ere'bei'ng a suit able index sheet 65 the holder;

. In practical use, the g of bill-holding leaves will normally "sta'n upright as in Fig. 3, and when one or more of the leaves are carried forward on the carrier 8, asin Fig. 5, the rearmost leaf 34 will elevate the follower let untilth'e spring 19 is under tension, the spring having a tendency to draw the follower, 'downw'ard and therefore assist in elevatingthe leaves which may be drawn forward toi'reclining positions, 01,

causing atilting movement on the pivots 6 and 6.Y By reason of'the flexible cord.20 the spring is not brought under tension when the leaves; are back rnearly'to their normal positions, but .the'jsprin'g 23 notonly' assists in-starting tQ movEJhQJIeQLYGS r. ward, but serves as 'a cushion jy-whenthe group is thrown back to; their, upright P0?" sition's.

The so 'erations of lth electr dfjlif ht P. u i g placed on the. top of.

tion, It' will be understood that suitable by the leaves may be placed between the index cards and may readily be removed to places. of safety at the close of business the carrier 8 and the follower l ta'nd' removed'to a fire.

is claimed as new is- 1. In a filing. appliance, the combination with. thecasing, of a'carrier, means for pivotally supporting the carrier in the casing, a plurality of removable bill holding leaves, means mounted on the carrier for pivotally supporting the said'bill holding leaves rela tively to each other, and means engaging the bill holding leaves in the casing. 2'.'In a filing appliance, the combinatio of a pivotallymounted carrier, a plurality of bill holdin leaves adapted to swing from a substantial y vertical to a substantially horizontal position, and means forpivotally the carrier.

of a pivotally'mounted carrier, a plurality of bill holding leaves hinged together and adapte'd'to swing fromf a, substantially vertical positionto a substantially horizontal position, and means for detachably mountmg the said leaves on the carrier. 4. A filing'appliance including a pair of stationary pivotsya carrier mounted on the group of billeholding leaves connected pivotally together and means for removably securing the foremost leaf'to the 'carrier and thereby. supportin the remaining leaves.

5,. A ;filinga p iance including a case, a carrier pivoted m the case to normally stand upright and extend belbw the plane of the pivots, a 'cushion in the-case, a plurality of bill-holding leaves hinged together, and

lirg'applianceinclii'ding a case, a

H carrierpivoted' in the case to normally stand .h'ours, at which times the group of bill hold- 3 mgfleaves .may be quickly detached fromsuitable place for safety against and detachably'mounting thesaid leaves on 3. Ina filing appliance, the combination pivots and extending below' the plane of the" pivots when in uprlght position, and a stood from; the description of their construcindex cards 66 are arrangedin the drawer 56', and the bill slips which 'cannotbe held Having thus described the invention, what A with the'top of the said carrier for inclosing means for removably securing the foremost ring-index,,characters1.thereon rearward and I abovethe hnes ofjthe recesses lathe leaves.

upright, a plurality of bill-holding leaves hinged together and the foremost leaf secured to the carrier, and a top mounted inthe case'and movable into contact with or away from the top of the carrier.

8. A filing appliance including a case, a carrier pivoted in the case to normally stand upright, a cushion mounted in the case, a plurality of bill-holding leaves connected together pivotally, the foremost leaf beingremovably secured to the carrier, a follower removably secured to the rearmost leaf and normally supported by the cushion,and a spring connected to thecase and to the follower and strained only when the follower v is removed from the cushion.

9. A filing appliance including a plurality of bill-holding leaves hinged one to another, the foremost and rearmost leaves having each a plurality of fastening devices for the support and uidance thereof, a pivoted carrier havin astening devices to enga e the tending ey the to thereof, the front of werhaving in-'- the upper portion of t dex characters thereon rearward of the recesscs in the leaves, and a guide for the follower.

' 11. A filing applianceincluding a case- -comprising two opposing sides having each a guide mounted on thetmner side thereof, a

' carrier apivoted-in'the case, a plurality of bill-hol ng leaves hinged together, the fore I most-leaf being securedto the carrier, and a ing the guides.

' secured to the rearm'ost leaf "and extendingmovable into and out'of engagement with latter is 1n normal position, I

follower secured to the -rearmost leaf and having devices attached thereto andengag- 12A filing appliance including a case, a carrier, ivoted in the case, a plurality of bill-hol ing leaves hinged together and provided with indicating devices the foremost leaf being secured to the carrier, a follower beyond the top thereof, the front of the up per portion of the follower having index charactersLthereon, and-a guidefor the follower.

13. In a filing appliance, the combination of a casin 3158119 5 of pivotally mounted leaves, a' evicefor supporting the leaves pivotally mounted in the casing, and a top the said pivotal supporting device when'the 14. In a filin g appliance, the combination of acaslng, a series of leaves, means for rclined. v 16,. In afiling appliance, the combination and down movements of the rear maintaining itupright when all the leaves supporting the leaves in the casing and poimitting pivotal movementthereof relative to each other, a guide, and means interposed for maintaining the rear-most leaf in-upright position when all 'of the leaves for- Ward of said rear leaf are reclined.

15. Ina filing appliance, the combination of a casing, a seriesof leaves, means for supporting the leaves in the casing, connecbetween the real-most leaf and the said guide tions between the lower ends of-the leaves permitting pivotal movements of the leaves. v

relative to each other and operatin whenone or more of the leaves are reclmed, to 7 move the lower edges of the remaining u right leaves forwardly, a stationary gui e,

and means interposed between the rear leaf;

of the series and the said guide, and having sliding engagement therewith, for maintaining the rearleaf upright when all the leaves forward .of the said rear leaf are re-,

of afcasing, a guide device mounted therein, a series of leaves having connections between their lower ends permitting [the and operating to move the lower edges of swinging of the leaves relative to each other the leaves forwardly as oneor more of them are reclined, and means interposed between the rear leaf of the series and said guide de-- vice. for guiding the up and down movements of thesmdfEear leaf and for maintaining it upright when all of the leaves forward thereof are reclined.

17. In a filing 'appliance,'the combination of a casing,.a series of leaves-pivotally mounted therein, connections between the lower ends of the leaves permitting pivotal movements thereof relativeito each other.

and operatin when one or more of the.

'lcavesarerec ined', to move. the lower edges of the remaining leaves forwardlyfand means interposed between the rear 'leafof the series and the casing for guiding the up and down movements 'of the. rear leaf,

and maintaining it upright when all the leaves forward of said leaf are reclined.

18. In a filing appliance, thecombination 'of" a casing, a series of leaves pivotally mounted therein andfincluding a follower,

mcans or connections between the leaves permitting pivotal movements thereof relative to each other and operating, when one or more of the leaves are reclined, to move the lower edges of the remainin leaves forwardly, and means interposed %etween the follower and the casing for guiding the up forward of said leafare reclined,

19. In a filing-appliance, the combination of a series of leaves, connections between the leaves operating,- when one or more of them are operated, to move the loweredgesof the af 'andp remaining leaves forwardly, and a devicecarrying index characters movable with the rearmost leaf of the series, the upper edges of the leaves being formed with cut-away portions arranged at different distances from the ends of the leaves and cooperating with the index characters on said device.

20. In a filing appliance, the combination of a casing, a pair of spaced members movably mounted in the casing, and'a series of leaves supported by the said members ineluding means to permit the reclining of said leaves relative to each other.

21. In a filing appliance, the combination of a casing, a pair of spaced members, means for pivotally supporting one of said members in the casing, means for slidably supporting the other of saidmembers in the casing, a series of leaves supported by said members, and means permitting the reclining of the leaves relatively to each other.

22. In a filing appliance, the combination of a casing, a pair of spaced members movably mounted in the casing, a series of leaves supported by the said members including means to permit the reclining of said leaves relatively to each other, and a top movable into engagement with one of said members when in normal position for inclosingthe said leaves.

23. In a, filing appliance, the combination of a casing, a carrier, a series of leaves having connections between them and permitting them to recline relative to each other, the frontmost leaf of the series being connected to said carrier, means for pivotally supporting the said carrierin the casing, the axis of the said pivotal supporting means for the carrier being arranged intermediate the upper and lower edges thereof, and meanscoiiperating with said carrier for supporting the leaves in the casing when the leaves are in upright position.

24. In a filing appliance, the combination of a casing, a series of leaves normally arranged in upright position, means for'supporting the leaves in normal position pivotally mounted in the casing, means permit ting the leaves to swing from the normal position to a substantially horizontal position, and a top movable intoand out of engagement with the said pivotal supporting means when in normal position.

'25. In a filing appliance, the combination of a casing having a side wall, a series of leaves having connections between them permitting the leaves to swing from a substantially vertical position to a substantially horizontal position, and vice versa, a bar provided with a guide surface or wall car- 'ried by the side wall of the casing, and a deleaves having connections between them permitting them to swing relatively to each other, the frontmost leaf of the series being pivotally supported in the casing, a follower to which the rearmost leaf of the series'is secured, and cooperating devices between the opposite sides of the follower and the adj acent side walls for guiding the rearmost leaf in its u and down movement's and maintaining 1t upright when all the leaves forward thereo are operated.

27. The combination of a casing, a series of leaves mounted in the casing, connections between the leaves permitting them to swing from a substantially vertical to a substantiallyhorizont-al position, and vice versa, and two cooperating elements, one carried by the casing and the other operatively connected with the rearmost leaf of the series of leaves for guiding the said rearmost leaf in its up and down movements and maintaining it up right when all the leaves forward thereof are swung into the horizontal position.

28. A filing appliance, including a case, a plurality of bill-holding leaves geared or connected together and pivota'lly supported in the case, each of said leaves having a re (toss in the top thereof, and a follower secured to said rearmost leaf and extending beyond the top thereof, the front of the extended portion of the follower having index characters thereon rearward of the recesses in the leaves.

In testimony whereof, I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses, on the 27th day of September, 1907.

. PERRY A. MocasKEY. Witnesses:

J. J. BROWN, MARY M. A-ULD. 

